Stage Details

Legislation -
Bill Passed
(House)
(116-4) -
March 9, 2006

Legislation -
Bill Passed
(Senate)
(30-19) -
Feb. 1, 2006(Key vote)

Title: Mississippi Education Reform Act

Vote Result

Yea Votes

Nay Votes

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that provides additional base pay for teachers licensed and employed in critical subject areas, teaching in teacher shortage areas, or working in schools designated improving according to standardized test scores. The bill also states that all teachers meeting the federal standards for highly qualified teachers are eligible for a standard five-year Mississippi teaching license. The bill exempts high-performing schools from certain accreditation process standards and gives them the freedom to adopt any order within state and federal law, with limited exceptions. The bill also requires state funding for pre-Advanced Placement tests, to be taken in a students sophomore year, establishes a virtual public school, and allows auditing of statewide financial reports of school districts, in addition to the development of a process to include drop-out data in the states accountability system.